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  • Freda M. “Fritz” Smith Chojnacki

    Mrs. Chojnacki, 79, of Manalapan, died Aug. 12, 2009, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. She was raised in Old Bridge and moved to Manalapan in 1960. Primarily a homemaker, Mrs. Chojnacki was a school bus driver for the Marlboro Board of Education for many years. She was predeceased by her husband, Stanley, in 2005;…

  • Charlotte C. Smith

    90, of Freehold Charlotte C. Smith Charlotte C. Smith, 90, of Freehold passed away at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Twp., on Wednesday, August 12, 2009. Mrs. Smith was born and grew up in Fort Lee, NJ, and had lived in Teaneck before moving to the Freehold area in 2003. Mrs. Smith was a former parishioner…

  • John Buff Kip

    Mr. Kip, 85, of Freehold, died Aug. 12, 2009, at Bartley Healthcare Nursing and Rehabilitation, Jackson. He had resided in the Freehold area all his life. Mr. Kip was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, celebrating the 60th reunion of his unit last year. He was a member of the First United Methodist…

  • For the Record

    Elizabeth Mancino painted a picture of the historic Solomon house on a window at the Freehold Township Senior Center as part of a project to paint pictures of the township’s historic sites at the senior center. An Aug. 5 News Transcript article about the project did not state that it was Mancino who painted the…

  • Post office closings? Not with better marketing

    Coda • GREG BEAN Although the U.S. Postal Service doesn’t have an official motto, the one most people believe is the motto is inscribed on the façade of the James A. Farley Post Office in New York City: “Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion…

  • Resident offers suggestion to U.S. health care situation

    Guest Column • Joseph Mercurio Cruel and unusual punishment is how someone once described employerbased health care. Citing the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution to protest our health care system might seem dramatic to some, but not to the millions who have lost their ability, and therefore their right, to be protected from a different…

  • Testing could have unintended consequences

    Board of Education members and the administration of the Freehold Regional High School District have much to consider before moving forward regarding randomly drug and alcohol testing “privileged students”— those who choose to participate in extracurricular activities and/or have parking permits. For the safety and well-being of students, it is crucial to develop programs that…

  • Writer says it is time to downsize Manalapan Police Department

    Residents of Manalapan can finally get good night’s sleeps. We can turn off our burglar alarms, discard our guns, leave our doors unlocked and not have to worry about encountering dangers. We own this new era of security, bliss and peace of mind to the outstanding, meticulous work done by the Manalapan police. According to…

  • Doris E. Durlacher

    78, of Howell Doris E. Durlacher   Doris E. Durlacher, 78, of Howell passed away on Saturday, August 8 at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. Mrs. Durlacher was born in New York City and was a lifelong resident of Fairlawn before moving to Howell in 1998. She was a 1955 graduate of Clara Maass School…